388,226 customers out in Illinois, pushing Texas out of first place for power outages for the first time since Beryl. Texas down to 145,305 per poweroutage.us, a week after the hurricane. #ILwx#TXwx#PowerOutages
Let's see how Houston is doing today. 566,470 customers (maybe 1.5M people) still without power. 89F with a heat index of 98F. 🥵 #Houston#TXwx#Beryl#HOUwx
National Weather Service: A STORM SURGE WARNING is in effect for this area for the danger of life-threatening flooding. This warning is issued up to 36 hours before hazardous conditions begin. Urgently complete efforts to protect life and property. Follow evacuation orders if given for this area to avoid drowning or being cut off from emergency services. #TXwx
Giant hail in Blanco County TX just now. Noise on the metal roof was off the charts. Never seen or heard anything like it. Lost the windshield on my truck. My farmhand reports that the hail made an actual HOLE in the roof of his bunkhouse. Apocalyptic. #txwx
NWS Houston: ‼️ Life-threatening flash flooding is occuring in between the towns of Trinity and Groveton. Water rescues have occurred and rain gauges are reporting up to 10" of rain. Do not go out onto the roads if you don't have to be and move to higher ground if needed. #HOUwx#TXwx
The inset NYT story on climate change fueling the catastrophic Texas wildfires somehow manages to not mention that it's Texan fossil fuels causing climate change. #climatesilence#nytimes#wildfires#txwx